Cattle — Stocks in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Cattle — Stocks was 333,558 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Sierra Leone, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 333,558 LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Sierra Leone peaked at 366,514 LSU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75,000 LSU, in 2001.
That places Sierra Leone 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131,889 LSU | 110,000 LSU | 145,500 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 158,250 LSU | 148,000 LSU | 170,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 171,594 LSU | 166,500 LSU | 187,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,740 LSU | 100,000 LSU | 185,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,808 LSU | 75,000 LSU | 235,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 299,986 LSU | 258,500 LSU | 350,078 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,558 LSU | 311,046 LSU | 366,514 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.64 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 29.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 12 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 55.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.1 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 203.47 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 39.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,584 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Sierra Leone?
- Cattle — stocks in Sierra Leone was 333,558 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 366,514 LSU in 2021.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,000 LSU in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for cattle — stocks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.